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XXL Magazine – August 2005 (Jay-Z Cover, Issue No. 72)
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XXL August 2005, and Jay-Z sits behind the desk like the office was built for him. Leader of the Rap World, reads the cover, President Carter's Cabinet, with Kanye West, LeBron James and Foxy Brown standing at his shoulder in the Oval Office. This is one of the most memorable XXL covers ever shot, a statement of power made in the years just after Hov's first retirement. Inside: Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway and the whole Roc-A-Fella run. A defining image from rap's most ambitious era. Original print magazine in...
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Big Boi & Dre Present Outkast: Greatest Hits
Big Tymers - Hood Rich
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Amerie - Touch
Beyoncé - 4
Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce (Double Disc)
Bad Brains (Self Titled)
Above The Rim Soundtrack
Bad Boys II Soundtrack
Blue Streak Sountrack
2Pac -Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…
A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes, and Life (Iridescent Cover)
Blaque - Blaque
50 Cent - The Massacre
Beyoncé - Birthday (DELUXE + DVD)
Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love
8 Ball & MJG - Space Age 4 Eva
8 Ball & MJG - Living Legends
Aaliyah - One In A Million
Aaliyah - Aaliyah
Aaliyah - Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming (2005 CD)
Bizzy Bone - Heaven'z Movie (1998 CD)
Big Pun - Yeeeah Baby (2000 CD)
Birdman - Birdman (2002 CD)
Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor
Blaze Magazine – May 1999 (DMX Cover, Hip-Hop Behind Bars Issue)
Blaze Magazine – September 1999 (Mobb Deep Cover, Fall Fashion Issue)
Blaze Magazine – February 1999 (The 50 Greatest MCs Ever Issue)
Blaze Magazine – April 1999 (Juvenile Cover, "Ha?" Issue)
Blaze Magazine – November 1999 (Goodie Mob Cover)
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’
A Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement (1998 CD)
Aaliyah
Blaze Magazine – June/July 2000 (Swizz Beatz & Mannie Fresh Cover, Best Producers Issue)
Blaze Magazine – August 1999 (Ja Rule Cover, Ready to Conquer Issue)
Blaze Magazine – October 1999 (Eve Cover, Pit Bull Princess Issue)
(Tupac) Amerikaz Most Wanted
Blaze Magazine - March 2000 (Drag-On Cover, You Can’t Blow Out My Flame)
Blaze Magazine – April 2000 (Beanie Sigel Cover, Issue No. 15)
Blaze Magazine - February 2000 (Lil Wayne & Reginae Carter Cover)
Blues & Soul Magazine – April 1995 (Sean "Puffy" Combs Cover, Issue No. 686)
Blues & Soul Magazine – April 1993 (Chanté Moore Cover, Issue No. 635)
2 Live Crew
Backstage Film: Jay-Z + Memphis Bleek + Amil + Beanie Sigel
Backstage Film: Ja Rule + Memphis Bleek + DMX
Blaze Magazine – June/July 1999 (Nas Cover, Summer Double Issue)
Blaze Magazine – Fall 1999 (Method Man Cover, Best MC Issue)
Blaze Magazine – December 1999 (Jay-Z Cover, Jigga What Issue)
